slave over

slave over something

Fig. to stand over something, working at it very hard, typically cooking over a hot stove. I've been slaving over this hot stove for hours to cook this meal! Ted slaved over his special dessert for hours.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Charo	CHAH-ro	Spanish
Racheal	RAY-chəl	English
Winona	wi-NON-ə (English)	English, Native American, Sioux
Sharise	-	English (Rare)
RÓZa	-	Hungarian
Sten	-	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch